''Incident at Midnight'' is a 1963 British

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directed by Norman Harrison and starring

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and Justine Lord. It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the series of ''

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'', in this case adapted from one of Wallace's short stories.

Plot

Old Dr. Schroeder (Martin Miller), who has been struck off, attends a late night chemist every night for a prescription, and to observe Dr. Leichner (Anton Diffring), an ex-Nazi war criminal who has taken a new identity. Leichner, we discover, has a blonde wife (Sylva Langova), and a blonde mistress (Jacqueline Jones), who is blackmailing him. He is also involved in a drug scam involving two lockers and two keys, and aims to become a millionaire selling drugs. Meanwhile, a wounded bank robber has been taken to the dispensary for treatment, and to rendezvous with his gang leader. Old Dr. Schroeder finds himself attending to the robber's injuries.

Cast

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the "harsh black-and-white photography effectively catches the bleak, claustrophobic atmosphere of the all-night chemist's in which some of the drama is set"; while

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rated it two stars, calling it a "trim yarn."

References

External links

* * 1963 films British crime films British black-and-white films 1963 crime films 1960s English-language films Edgar Wallace Mysteries 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub